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A former employee of GM Foodmart in Kingston was sentenced Thursday to probation for his role in a synthetic marijuana conspiracy, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik sentenced Manjinder Singh, 26, to two years probation for his role in a conspiracy to distribute synthetic marijuana.

According to U.S. Attorney Peter Smith, Singh, who currently resides in New Jersey, previously admitted that he conspired with others to distribute synthetic marijuana from the store from January through July in 2012. The charge against Singh resulted from an investigation by the IRS Criminal Investigative Division, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Pennsylvania State Police.

Kosik ordered Singh to spend the first four months of his sentence on home confinement with electronic monitoring.

The owner of the GM Foodmart store, Mastan Mathan, previously pleaded guilty to participating in a money laundering conspiracy connected to the sale of synthetic marijuana. He is awaiting sentencing.

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